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Aurora COW: Mr. and Miss Black Aurora; concerns for noise

On February 7, 2023February 14, 2023 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council applauded and honored the first-ever Mr. and Miss Black Aurora at the Tuesday, Feb. 7 Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, presented a proclamation to Mr. Black Aurora, Peter Eta, and Miss Black Aurora Charitee Cocroft. The city...

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Aurora City Council approves Public Facilities Department

On January 10, 2023January 13, 2023 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved plans for the creation of a new City department at the Aurora City Council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 10. City of Aurora government officials explained plans for the creation of the new department, Public Facilities. The department will be comprised of existing...

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Star Jones at Aurora MLK Ceremony Monday, Jan. 16

On January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 By admin

The City of Aurora government will be host to the 38th annual Aurora MLK Commemoration Ceremony, “Be a Drum Major for Justice, Equity, and Mentorship”, at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at East Aurora High School. The ceremony will be an evening of empowerment and action with youth performances, special...

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Aurora City Council: Mayor’s Award of Valor presented

On December 20, 2022December 22, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and members of the Aurora City Council, honored first responders and Aurora residents at the Aurora City Council COW meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Mayor’s Award of Valor was presented to six Aurora police officers responsible for rescuing nine-year-old Tyshaun LaFlore in...

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Aurora City Council approves balanced budget

On December 6, 2022December 8, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved more than a half-billion dollar City budget for 2023 at a special City Council meeting following the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 6. Ward 3 alderman, Ted Mesiacos was the only dissenting vote. The approved Ordinance adopting the annual budget...

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Community EventsAurora City of Aurora Festival of Lights

Attendance high at Festival of Lights

On December 6, 2022December 5, 2022 By admin

It was another record-setting weekend in Aurora as viewers from near and far flocked to the Aurora Festival of Lights Drive-Thru. Just over 5,000 vehicles passed through the popular light show last weekend, a thousand more than last week’s opening weekend. Approximately 15,000 onlookers traveled from near and far, coming...

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Mayor’s Award to Gators, Phyllis Kramer, at City Council

On November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Aurora Gators 12U Pop Warner Football team, Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Aurora City Council meeting for winning the Illinois state and regional championships. The team is looking for financial help with travel expenses so they can compete the first week...

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Reader’s Commentary: Voters may take disagreement road with Aurora Council

On November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 By admin

By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. We voters who take the difficult road of disagreeing with the Aurora City Council on the Casino plan to move, are in the good company of former State governor, Pat Quinn. He made the statement he decided not to run in the Chicago mayoral election...

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Aurora Noon Lions Club receives Aurora City report

On November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 By admin

Aurora officials shared city economic development updates with Aurora Noon Lions Club members at the Club’s November 17 meeting. Alex Alexandrou, Aurora’s chief management officer and chief of staff, and Trevor Dick, assistant director of the mayor’s Office of Economic Development, were keynote the Lions’ meeting at St. Mark’s Lutheran...

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Reader’s Commentary: Dismay: Aurora Casino deal

On November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 By admin

By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. I am dismayed over the Aurora City Council’s vote to subsidize the Hollywood Casino move. I was there in spirit with the Aurora Grassroots Alliance, hoping that in addition to others opposed to the $50-to-$58 million bond issue through the Tax Increment Finance District (TIF),...

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Aurora breaks ground on two affordable housing units

On October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 By admin

After sitting vacant for 13 years, Lincoln Elementary School will soon be filled with new people and good energy under a different name. The City of Aurora held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Fox Valley Apartments, an affordable apartment complex located at both the former Lincoln Elementary School and...

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Aurora Crime Stoppers shares success at City Council

On October 11, 2022October 12, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council members listened to success stories and a request of funds for Aurora Crime Stoppers, at the Tuesday, Oct. 11 City Council meeting. Board president of Aurora Area Crime Stoppers, Vernon LaVia, and Board member, Mike Funkey, reminded the City Council the 501(c)(3) non-profit...

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German Flag Raising-Ceremony in Aurora

On October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 By admin

The City of Aurora government was host to the inaugural German Flag Raising-Ceremony, October 3, in recognition of the day and the heritage of Germans in Aurora.

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Trick-or-Treating hours Oct. 31 set in Aurora

On October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 By admin

Official Trick-or-Treating hours in the City of Aurora are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. The 6th Annual Halloween at City Hall will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the same day at Aurora City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place. The event will 10+ City...

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City of Aurora’s custodians celebrated

On October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 By admin

The City of Aurora’s custodians in the Facilities Division receive honors for their work on National Custodian Appreciation Day last week.

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Payroll Week salute

On September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 By admin

City of Aurora government payroll staff members Alicia Alcaraz, Erin Milller, Araceli Zuniga

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Aurora Committee of the Whole considers proposal for former Carson’s site

On June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane Members of the Aurora City Council listened to a proposal to redevelop the vacant and mostly-unused former Carson Pirie Scott building at 970 N. Lake Street at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, June 21. • Four individuals used their voices for...

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Juneteenth flag-raising in Aurora

On June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 By admin

The city government of Aurora, in collaboration with the Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board, and the Aurora Divine 9 Alliance, will be hosts to its inaugural Juneteenth flag-raising next at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at One Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Boulevard. In June 2021, Juneteenth was signed into...

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Aurora Committee of the Whole hears plan to demolish, build, school buildings

On June 7, 2022June 8, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to a plan to demolish the East Aurora School District Resilience Center at 417 5th Street and construct a space to facilitate extracurricular activities for students and parents at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, June 7....

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Hail to the Chief in Aurora, Aurora City Council

On April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 By admin

By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, proclaimed May 3 as Aurora Fire Chief Gary Krienitz Day in Aurora at the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, April 26. Chief Gary Krienitz is set to retire May 3 after a 25-year career. Appointed chief in February 2016, Krienitz...

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